Map taken from the BBCThe map above supposedly shows the location of Sandy Island, with just one problem, the island doesn’t exist.

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Map created by Eric Gaba (Sting)Easter Island (called Rapa Nui) is one of the most isolated inhabited places on Earth, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and politically part of Chile.

It’s famous for its monumental stone statues called the moai and has a fascinating history of rise, transformation, and resilience.

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The following 5 maps show just how big a geographic area Iran covers compared to the United State’s other major post-WW2 wars.

All size comparisons come from TrueSize.net

Korea (North & South)

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I’m a huge fan of Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones Map Men series.

You can watch their videos in chronological release order here on Youtube.

And buy a copy of their book:  This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) here.

But which of their videos is the most popular?

Below we rank them from  least to least popular (based on view count) with a brief summary of each video:

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The Short answer is because it stopped being mysterious once people realized there was nothing unusually dangerous about it.

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Credit Maps.InterludeThe map above shows which countries have at least 10 citizens living in Greenland. Below is the full list and what they are doing:

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Map credit @gontsa

The map above shows Ukraine 13 years part. From the map text:

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Map created by reddit user 4g3nt58

The map above makes a rather interesting comparison that between how much territory has been lost in Ukraine War from January 2024 to November 2025, compared to that lost on the Western Front In WW1 from January 1915 to November 1916.

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Map created by EleanorLutzThe map above shows the orbital paths of about 18,000 asteroids, comets, and planets in the solar system, everything larger than 10km in diameter is included.

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Map created by UniveroThe map above compares the Neo-Tokyo’s artificial islands in the Akira anime and Manga series with those of the real life Tokyo Bay in 2019.

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